Buttonhole-moistener.



No. S33-,779.

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UNITED STATES y PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL F. BAGLEY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

BUTTONHOLEMOISTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,779, datedSeptember 26, 1899.

Application filed March 30, 1899. Serial No. 711,090. (No model.)

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Be it known that l, DANIEL F. BAGLEY, of the city of New York, boroughof Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Buttonhole-Moistener, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a device especially adaptedfor moistenin g but= tonhole's in collars, cuifs, shirts, dsc., and toso construct the device that it will be simple, economically made, andconvenientljT applied to use, and also so constructed that themoistening pads or material employed when unfitted for use maybe readilyreplaced by new pads or material.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both gures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the coinplete device; and Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the jaws of the device viewed from the front, saidjaws being adapted to carry the inoistening pads or material.

The body of the device consists of two haudles A and B, that are crossedand pivotally connected through the medium of a pin 10 in like manner asthe handles or body portions of scissors; but preferably the handles areflat, and the inner edges of the grip-sections 12 are made to face oneanother to a greater or less extent, and said grip-sections areenlarged, so that directions or advertising matter may be displayedthereon. At the other end of each handle a jaw 13 is pivoted, and thesaid jaws are normally in alinement or are so placed that their inneredges directly face one another. The jaws 13 are preferably dovetailshape in cross-section, each comprising astraight outer memberand sidemembers that are inclined in direction of each other. Each jaw isadapted to receive a pad 1i or a block or strip of absorbent material,and these pads or strips of absorbent material project beyond theopposin g faces of the jaws to a gi eater or less extent and areprevented from leaving the said jaws by horizontal arms 15,that arerearwardly projected from the outer ends of the front members of thejaws,as is shown particularly in Fig. 2. In connection with the pivot 10washers 11 are used, the said washers intervening the edges of the pivot10 and the contiguous side faces of the handles or body-sections of thedevice.

ln operation the jaws are dipped in water until the pads 14 are more orless saturated, the surplus water being shaken off before the device isused. The handles are then manipulated so as to bring the inoistenedpads at opposite sides of the buttonhole from which the starch is to beextracted. Such application of the pads need be but momentary to producethe proper result, and after the pads are removed from engagement withthe material at the buttonhole the buttonhole portion of the garment orarticle will be found to be pliable,while the adjacent starched portionwill yet retain its stiffness.

The device is exceedingly simple and durable, is economic, and iscapable of ready application.

Thejaws are pivotally attached to the handles, in order that they may beadjusted for use in connection with either horizontal or verticalbut-tonholes, and the pivots of the jaws may be in the form ofset-screws, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A buttonhole-moistener consisting ofpivotally-connected handles, a jaw pivoted to each handle at one endthereof, the said jaws being in alinement at their inner edges, andabsorbent pads contained within the said jaws, as and for the purposespecified.

2. A buttonhole-moistener, consisting of handles pivotally connected, ajaw pivotally connected with each handle, the said jaws being ofdovetail shape in cross-section, each jaw being provided at its outerend with a stop, the inner faces of the jaws being in alinement witheach other, and an absorbent pad located within the jaws and engagingthe said stops, the inner ends of the pads, extending beyond the innerends of the jaws, for the purpose set forth.

3. A buttonholemoistener, consisting of pivotally-connected handles,each handle be- ICO ing provided with a jaw projecting from one side ofthe handle at the end thereof, the said jaws being adjustable on thehandles and absorbent pads contained within the said jaws, the innerfaces of said pads being normally in alinelnent with each other,substantially as described.

4. A buttonholemoistener consisting of flat handles pivotally connectedand having the inner edges of their grip-sections facing each other, thesaid grip-sections being enlarged, a jaw pivotally connected to one sideof each handle at the end thereof, the said jaws facing each other andeach comprising an outer or front member and two side members," thefront members of the jaws being each provided at its outer end with arearwardly-projected arm and absorbent pads located within the said jawsand engaging the gaging the said stops substantially as described.

DANIEL F. BAGLEY.

Vitnesses:

T. J. WALSH,

E. C. BAGLEY.

